Cursive Tenaw 2 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social media, posters, invitations, casual, lively, playful, personal, modern, handwritten feel, expressive display, friendly tone, quick brush script, brushy, slanted, looping, bouncy, expressive.
A slanted, brush-pen script with visibly tapered strokes and crisp, pointed terminals. Letterforms show a bouncy baseline and energetic rhythm, mixing narrow counters with occasional wide, sweeping curves and long ascenders/descenders. The capitals are prominent and gestural, with simplified, handwritten construction rather than formal calligraphic structure. Spacing feels naturally irregular in a controlled way, reinforcing a hand-drawn texture while remaining broadly legible in words.
Best suited to short to medium-length text where personality matters—logos, packaging callouts, social posts, event invitations, quotes, and poster headlines. It can also work as an accent face paired with a clean sans or serif for contrast in editorial or marketing layouts.
The font reads as friendly and spontaneous, with the upbeat cadence of quick handwriting done with a flexible marker or brush. Its sharp joins and lively loops add personality and motion, giving it an approachable, contemporary feel suited to informal communication.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of brush handwriting—expressive and stylish, but streamlined enough to read cleanly in typical display sizes. Its emphasis on energetic capitals, tapered strokes, and animated descenders suggests a focus on distinctive, personable headlines rather than dense text setting.
Round letters (like o, e, a) stay compact, while strokes in letters such as f, g, y, and z extend with dramatic, sweeping tails that create visual flair. Numerals match the script energy, leaning and tapering consistently so mixed alphanumeric settings feel cohesive.